Spicy Vodka Cream Pasta With Hot Sausage

Delightful vodka cream sauce with hot sausage. Very satisfing main dish.

• Ready In: 30 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 4  andouille sausages or 4  hot Italian sausage links
• 1  tablespoon butter
• 2  garlic cloves, minced
• 2  shallots, minced
• 1  cup vodka
• 1  cup  marinara sauce
• 1 (32 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
• 1  tablespoon  red pepper
• 16  ounces rigatoni pasta or 16  ounces penne pasta
• 1⁄2 cup heavy whipping cream
• 1⁄2 cup fresh basil leaf, chopped
•  salt and pepper

Directions

1. Slice sausage links into ½ inch rounds and brown for several minutes in a large sauté pan.
2. Add butter, garlic, and shallots. Sauté shallots for 3 to 5 minutes.
3. Add vodka and heat 4-5 minutes to reduce vodka by half.
4. Add marinara sauce, can tomatoes and red pepper. Bring sauce to a boil and reduce heat to simmer for approximately 10 minutes.
5. While sauce is simmering, cook pasta until it is al dente.
6. Add cream into sauce and return to a boil.
7. Add drain pasta to the sauce and add the basil leaves.
8. Add salt and pepper to taste.